CACTUSES AND OTHER SUCCULENTS l6l 



when given a fairly rich soil, but be careful 

 not to over water it. 



THE OLD-FASHIONED "aIR PLANT*' 



If you want something interesting to show 

 your friends, grow the so-called air plant 

 (Bryophyllum calycinuni). The plant itself 

 has no decorative value, but it blooms about 

 once a year. The flowers are reddish green 

 with white spots, are about two inches long 

 and are borne in clusters. The curious thing 

 about this plant is that if a leaf is laid on a 

 damp surface it will produce a new plant at 

 each indentation. I have seen leaves pinned 

 to a wall or window casing in the house pro- 

 duce four or five new plants. 



GROTESQUE EUPHORBIAS 



For something grotesque, grow one of the 

 euphorbias, and it does not make much differ- 

 ence which one of the fleshy kinds it is; neri- 

 ifolia and antiquorum are good ones. The 

 stems are green, fleshy and three or four 

 angled. Some kinds, like E. neriifolla, have 

 a good crop of leaves; others have but fev\^, 

 in which case they look like bare poles, and 

 some have no leaves at all and are very spiny, 



